The Writers Chat Room

Author: Sally Franklin Christie

  • Submitting Your Novel to Agents – A Topic Chat

    When submitting to an agent or a publisher, there are several important items you must keep in mind—follow the agent’s submission guidelines, spell his or her name correctly, etc. But there are six basic elements you really need to focus on when crafting and submitting your query letter. Thankfully, we’ve gathered them here in one…

  • What to Include and Exclude in Author Bios

    Join us Sunday evening for a Topic Chat – What to Include and Exclude in Author Bios an article by Robert Lee Brewer Writers Market Blog. Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community. He edits the Writer’s Market and Poet’s Market books, writes a poetry column for Writer’s Digest magazine, maintains the Poetic Asides blog, speaks at conferences,…

  • Writing Exercises

    This week I thought I’d touch on Prompts, again. I want to Spotlight Writing Exercises This site provides (completely free) writing prompts and exercises to help you get started with creative writing and break through writing blocks. Generate random story ideas, plots, subjects, scenarios, characters, first lines for stories and more. From the First Line…

  • Celebrity Sunday Welcomes C Hope Clark

    Hope Clark was born and reared in the South, from Mississippi to South Carolina with a few stints in Alabama and Georgia. The granddaughter of a Mississippi cotton farmer, Hope holds a B.S. in Agriculture with honors from Clemson University and 25 years’ experience with the U. S. Department of Agriculture to include awards for…

  • What Is Literary Fiction (and What Sets It Apart)?

    Join us on January 3rd for a Mini Topic What Is Literary Fiction (and What Sets It Apart)? We have talked about Short Story Writing and Creative Non-Fiction and now, to start off the New Year let’s talk about Literary Fiction.  I have pulled some things out of a rather long article and hope to…